OPY vs MHD Comparison

Oppenheimer Holdings Inc conducts activities in the securities industry. The company is involved in retail securities brokerage, investment banking (both corporate and public finance), institutional sales and trading, market-making, research, trust services, and investment advisory and asset management services. The company has two segments: Wealth Management, and Capital Markets. IT generates maximum revenue from Wealth Management Segment which includes commissions and fee income earned on assets under management (AUM), net interest earnings on client margin loans and cash balances, fees from money market funds, custodian fees and other activities. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Americas, with the rest from Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

Blackrock Muniholdings Fund Inc is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes. The fund mainly invests its managed assets in municipal bonds rated investment grade or, if unrated, are deemed to be of comparable quality by the investment adviser at the time of investment. Its investment portfolio is mainly comprised of long-term municipal bonds with a maturity of more than ten years at the time of investment. The fund can also invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.